Nō-tôr'nis, n.
n. [Gr. νότος, the south, or south-west, and ὄρνις, bird.] (Ornith.) A genus of grallatorial birds allied to the rail, originally described from fossil bones brought from New Zealand. R. Owen.

n. [Gr. νότος, the south, or south-west, and ὄρνις, bird.] (Ornith.) A genus of grallatorial birds allied to the rail, originally described from fossil bones brought from New Zealand. R. Owen.
